MBps? and overheads?

[sav112]

Hi i read about over heads on ADSL2. so if I'm on 8meg service and get 7.5MB this is just over heads kicking in and not the line maxing out. Just thinking as Be is so good its like having a new internet that I might go upto the 16MB service later in the year!.

Also the be box fires out at 54 MBps but the netgear at the pc end can take upto 300MBps. Is it worth shelling out another £50 for a new router with 270MBPS?

I know its all relative but playing games on it on the Be box looks fine with ping of 26ms, downloading looks quick enough and speed tests, this is the point I don’t get the speed test tells me I’m getting download at 7.5mb so how does the neatgear stuff improve on the high MBps?

Thanks

[Druchii]

Originally Posted by sav112

Hi i read about over heads on ADSL2. so if I'm on 8meg service and get 7.5MB this is just over heads kicking in and not the line maxing out. Just thinking as Be is so good its like having a new internet that I might go upto the 16MB service later in the year!.

Also the be box fires out at 54 MBps but the netgear at the pc end can take upto 300MBps. Is it worth shelling out another £50 for a new router with 270MBPS?

I know its all relative but playing games on it on the Be box looks fine with ping of 26ms, downloading looks quick enough and speed tests, this is the point I don’t get the speed test tells me I’m getting download at 7.5mb so how does the neatgear stuff improve on the high MBps?

Thanks

Well, 54g wireless can deliver 54Mbps wireless, in lab conditions, over short distances and when you're downwind and exactly 165 degrees from the routers height and when....

In other words, it never runs at a true 54Mbps, and in truth, depending on where you live (Interference, other wireless networks, wireless phones...) can struggle to produce more than 10Mbps. Usually hoever it will deliver around 15Mbps. Which as you can see, is not optimal for a 16Mb+ connection. Enter the "n" technology (also known as 802.11n) This can in lab conditions etc... blah blah theoretically hit 300Mbps, however, due to interference etc, you can probably only expect around 70Mbps.
The obvious difference here, is that at 70Mbps, you have almost got LAN card speeds...

So, a 16Mb connection MAY work well on 54g tech, but will run flawlessly (provided you have a signal) on "n" tech.

Also, Be there broadband is upto 24Mb/s down and 1.4Mb/s up.

Hope this helps

EDIT: Short answer is yes, it would help if you manage to get more than 15Mbps out of the upto 24Mbps service.

[Richy99]

im liking my N series router and adapter, currently running at about 121mbps but have seen it at 150 which is a damn sight faster than the 20meg internet connection

i doubt moving to a higher spec router will improve your 8meg connection in terms of speed thruput